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Random sampling is picking a subject at random. Systematic sampling is using a pattern to pick subjects, I.e. picking every third person.
Researchers are using a procedure known as simple random sampling. This involves selecting individuals at random, where every individual has an equal chance of being selected, to ensure the sample is representative of the population.
There are many advantages of using the stratified random sampling. Some of them are, ability to reduce human potential in choosing the cases in sample, statistical conclusion fro data collected, improving representation of strata etc.
Multistage sampling is a form of cluster sampling where instead of using the entire cluster, random samples from each cluster are used. This is typically used when doing opinion polls or surveys.
Convenient sampling refers to using a sample group that is the easiest to gather. The advantage of this is that it is the easiest way to convene a test group. The down side is that the sample may not be representative of the population, so the results will be skewed.
Please read related link on what defines a simple random sample. When a sample is done randomly, then every item in the population has an equal chance of being selected. An advantage of random sampling is unbiased statistics. An unbiased statistic has the characteristic that as the sample size increases, the statistics from the sample approaches the true values of the population. This is true if the probability distribution of the population is not changing with time, or as a result of being sampled. Using a random sampling method does not guarantee statistics free of bias. For instance, if I wanted to produce a biased result, I might ask loaded questions. I might also pick particular city, say Chicago, and ask people at random for their favorite team. Obviously, my statistic is not valid outside of Chicago. A second advantage is that the statistical analysis related to sample distributions, hypothesis testing, and sample size determinations assume that the sample is a simple random sample. Remember. the goal of all sampling methods is to obtain information that is representative of the population that is under study. It may not be practical to do a random sample in many cases. For example, suppose I want to know how many people die before age 45 in the world. My random sample would have to include people any country. You can find more information on random sampling and other methods by searching under random sampling methods.
A sociologist can ensure that their data are statistically representative of the population being studied by using random sampling techniques. This involves selecting a sample of participants from the population in a way that gives each member an equal chance of being chosen. By using random sampling, sociologists can generalize their findings to the larger population with more confidence.
Epidemiology is a branch of medicine sutying epidemics and the spread of diseases.
the question you have just given is a sentence with the word random in yay go you! but ill give you one "im feeling very random" It was a random event that resulted in the change.
e.g. you wanted to conduct a test on teenagers, if you wanted to test an entire population you would have to test every teenager in the world. BY using random sampling or stratisfied random sampling you can get fair results which represents the entire population and takes far less time.
Random replication of plots or sampling to ensure better probability results. A "control" sounds right.
Explanatory research is research conducted in order to explain any behaviour in the market. It could be done through using questionnaires, group discussions, interviews, random sampling, etc.